HANNIBAL — The benefits of bats are many and participants will learn all about it at a Night Hike through Sodalis Nature Preserve on Friday, Sept. 24. The night hike
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HANNIBALÂ â The night hike through Sodalis Nature Preserve on Friday, April 23 is full, but other night hikes are planned next month.
There are night hikes planned for 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 14 and Friday, May 28, at Sodalis Nature Preserve. The full program will last about two hours and cover a 2.5-mile paved loop, but participants are welcome to return to the parking lot after an hour for a shorter option.
Nature programs and hikes are led by Gale Rublee, a nationally certified interpreter guide with more than 30 years experience as a nature educator and storyteller. She is a founding member of the Mississippi Hills Missouri Master Naturalist Chapter in Hannibal. As a nationally certified interpreter guide, she loves interpreting natural and human history for Hannibal residents and visitors alike.
Endangered Bats Preparing to Move Out of Hannibal
After a long winter’s slumber, the bats that make their home in Hannibal’s caves have awakened and preparing to move on to their summer homes. That makes this the prime time to see the endangered Indiana bats before they migrate.
The Hannibal Parks and Recreation Department is sponsoring a night hike through Sodalis Nature Preserve at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, April 23. The program will feature the life cycle of bats. Sodalis is home to the world’s largest population of the Indiana bat, which are on the endangered species list.
HANNIBAL â With an increase in the number of visitors to Hannibal already occurring, along with group/convention inquiries also on the rise, the Hannibal Convention and Visitors Bureau finds itself in need of additional staff. During Tuesday nightâs meeting of the Hannibal City Council first reading was given a request from the HCVB to fill two positions.
Gail Bryant, director of the HCVB, intends to hire one part-time associate at the Visitors Center and a full-time sales manager, who will provide services to the increase in visitation, inquiries and bookings.
According to Bryant, staffing was reduced at the HCVB a year ago.